PPT-Common Stock Characters in Modern Fiction

Modern Character Archetypes with some tips on how to REstock them Antihero This character a protagonist typically seen in detective and adventure genres whose personality flaws distinguish him or her from a standard hero is inherently much more interesting than the upstanding counterpart The key characteristic is usually misanthropy but thats not enough to round a character out An antihero must have a solid foundation on which to stand. Week of September 17, 2012. What’s the difference?. Science Fiction. Planets. Alien. Flying, talking animals in space. Light sabers. Space ships coming out of the . TV. robots. Realistic Fiction. Might really happen. The Elements of Fiction. S. etting: the time, place, and general environment in which a piece of fiction occurs.. Characterization: the method an author uses to help the reader understand the characters.. . Literature. In a Few Short Stories. Charles Montgomery. Dongguk University. English Linguistics, Interpretation and Translation. The Eras. Enlightenment (End of . Joseon. ). Who cares?^^. Colonial (Three eras/Two theories). A Look Back at Achieving the Course Learning Objectives. Grasping Plot, P.O.V., & More. “Examine fundamental elements of crafting a. Short story, such Plot, Point-of-View, Characters,. Setting, and Time.”. Essential Question. How do I write a fictional story?. Learning Outcomes - Students will:. Preview – fictional stories. Learn new vocab . Find the different parts of an example fiction story. Success Criteria. Round . characters. Flat . characters. Dynamic . characters. Static . characters. Round Characters. Round characters . seem like real people.. Have many sides to their personalities.. Detailed enough to seem real and tend to be more developed physically, mentally, and emotionally. .. Intended solely to entertain. Legal thrillers, romance novels. Escapist. Formulaic. Literary Fiction. Written with serious artistic intentions by someone who hopes to enable readers to broaden understanding of life and to empathize with others. Why do we read fiction?. The eternal answers to this question are two: enjoyment and understanding.. There are two different types of fiction- Commercial and Literary . Commercial Fiction- . Written and published primarily to make money, and it makes money because it helps large numbers of people escape the tedium and stress of their lives. . Trait: a quality of mind or habit of behavior. Ex: self centered; sloppy; needy. Character traits help us to define and understand a character. Internal quality (ex. Selfishness) determines external behavior. **FICTION:. Point . of View-. the perspective or vantage point from which the story is told. . 3 main kinds . of POV:. *. First Person: . the narrator is a character in the story. We see the story through his/her eyes. . Historical Fiction Alexa, Jenni, Katie Historical Fiction Characteristics: · There is a mixture of real and fictional events · Characters are involved in a conflict or problem that is real for that time period Genre: a distinctive category of literary composition. Are You for Real?. NON-FICTION: real, factual, deals with actual people, places, and events. FICTION: unreal, not true, not factual, a made up story. Fiction and Non-Fiction. Genres of literature are divided into (2) categories. Non-Fictions are informational texts dealing with real-life subjects. Real or Actual. Fictions are narrative literary works produced by the imagination. What is Science Fiction?. A writing style that combines science and fiction . It is driven by the desire to ponder the question “What if…”. It is only limited by our imagination!. “Science Fiction is a story about human beings, with a human problem and human solutions which would not have happened at all without its scientific content.”.